Patents by Inventor Mareike BECKERS

Mareike BECKERS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process for the co-production of acetic acid and dimethyl ether
    Patent number: 9771312
    Abstract: Process for the co-production of acetic acid and dimethyl ether with reduced formic acid content by distilling a mixture containing dimethyl ether, methanol and methyl formate, separating methyl formate from the mixture to recover dimethyl ether and methanol, and catalytically reacting the methanol and methyl acetate to produce a reaction product of acetic acid an dimethyl ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: BP CHEMICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Mareike Beckers, Timothy Crispin Bristow
  • PROCESS FOR THE CO-PRODUCTION OF ACETIC ACID AND DIMETHYL ETHER
    Publication number: 20170096382
    Abstract: A process for the co-production of acetic acid and dimethyl ether with reduced formic acid content by distilling a mixture comprising dimethyl ether, methanol and methyl formate; separating methyl formate from the mixture to recover dimethyl ether and methanol; and catalytically reacting the methanol and methyl acetate to produce a reaction product of acetic acid an dimethyl ether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Mareike BECKERS, Timothy Crispin BRISTOW